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One way of filling the need for grandparents

Nana Carey with Lais, Chloe and Saskia

Nana Carey with Lais, Chloe and Saskia Source: SBS

As the world's population moves about more easily and more often, some family relationships are suffering.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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As the world's population moves about more easily and more often, some family relationships are suffering.


More than a third of Australians - 35 per cent, shown in the last census - have both parents born overseas, which can severely limit contact with older family members in a different country.

And it's not only the children who miss that contact - grandparents overseas also feel the impact of having family far away.


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